On March 24th, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of an assault on Victoria Park Crescent, Morrisburg.
The investigation revealed that a 47 year old male, of Morrisburg, confronted a 14 year old male youth and assaulted him.
He was arrested and faces charges of: Assault; Utter Threat to Cause Death or Bodily Harm; and, Breach of Probation Order.
He was held in custody pending an appearance in Cornwall court.
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On March 23rd, Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament was pleased to report that the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, announced funding of $140,000 to be allocated to the Raisin Region Conservation Authority under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.
Minister Kent announced more than $3.3 million in Government of Canada funding committed under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for 46 projects to clean up the severely degraded geographic regions officially designated as Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
“I am pleased to report that the St. Lawrence River and the City of Cornwall will benefit greatly from these funds,” said Lauzon, “the Raisin Region Conservation Authority will use these funds towards four projects aimed at improving the water quality and protecting the fish habitat of the river.”
The federal government has allocated these funds to the Raisin Region Conservation Authority for the following projects:
•Septic Re-Inspection Program and Communal Waste Assessment for Westley’s Point, Nadeau’s Point, and Amandale Bay- $30,000
•Lake St. Francis/St. Lawrence River Tributary Restoration- $30,000
•Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Monitoring- $35,000
•St. Lawrence River Restoration Council for local RAP development, implementation, co-ordination, community engagement, monitoring and reporting. – $45,000
“I would like to commend the Raisin Region Conservation Authority for taking the initiative to protect and enhance the St. Lawrence River in our community,” said Lauzon, “these improvements will benefit the environment and residents of Cornwall greatly.”
The Great Lakes Sustainability Fund was established to work in partnership with other agencies and local community stakeholders to advance Remedial Action Plans that have been developed for each of Canada’s remaining “Areas of Concern” (AOC) located within the Great Lakes Basin.
GLSF provides technical and financial support to projects (up to one-third of the total cost) that implement remedial actions to complete the clean up and restoration in three key priority areas: fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and stewardship; contaminated sediment assessment and remediation; and innovative approaches to improve municipal wastewater effluent quality.
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Three young volunteers have combined to contribute 385 hours of service at Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) in 2011.
Heather Shantz, Cassandra Effenberger, and Michelle Scott greatly exceeded the provincially mandated high school requirement of 40 hours of volunteer service in varying volunteer roles throughout the hospital. For their outstanding commitment, they each received a personal letter of recognition from Cholly Boland, WDMH CEO.
“Volunteers are essential to our hospital and without volunteers, we would be much less than we are now. Volunteers provide services well beyond patient care and enrich the experience of everyone who comes through our doors. Student volunteers provide such great service and become part of a much larger circle of healthcare,” said Cholly Boland.
“Student volunteers play an integral role in the lifecycle of learners at WDMH,” adds Alan Archer, chief liaison officer for Volunteer Services. “Our hope is to engage students in volunteering and show them the opportunities in health care. As they progress through their education, they return to us for co-op and work placements, and hopefully as future nurses, technicians, doctors, information technology specialists, and administrators.”
In all, 22 students volunteering at WDMH contributed more than 1300 hours of service at the Information desk, in the Gift Shoppe, in Surgical Daycare, and at special events like the Fall Bazaar and the Carkinator Car Rally.
We are privileged to have such dedicated youth in the community supporting our organization.
Ontario’s 2012 Sunshine List was released last week, as per the article in last week’s edition of The Leader. Following a second study of the list, it would seem there’s a bit more to report in terms of those public sector workers who earned more than $100,000 in 2011.
Politically, former member of provincial parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, Jim Brownell, made the list with $103,238.61 for his role as the parliamentary assistant of consumer services.
There were three employees listed for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. treasurer Vanessa Bennett topped the list with $116,158.12. She was followed by county planner Michael Otis with $109,826.72 and county engineer Benjamin De Haan with $105,945.79.
As for the township of South Dundas, only one employee made the list: chief executive officer Stephen McDonald at $101,248.
The 2012 Sunshine List is quite lengthy. For those who might like a closer look, the list can be found on the Ontario Ministry of Finance website under “Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2012.”
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Following on the heels of three Festivals & Events Ontario ‘Top 100 Events’ honours for Upper Canada Village’s Alight at Night festival and Fort Henry’s World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies and Fort Fright, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) has been awarded $225,000 from Celebrate Ontario to support three events in 2012.
“Our entire team was elated to receive this Celebrate Ontario event funding news.” said Darren Dalgleish, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission.
“We appreciate the long term support Celebrate Ontario has shown the SLPC, substantially assisting with our plans to develop new products and experiences,” he continued. “Since these funds will be directly applied to the capital portion of our event budgets, it fits with our corporate plan to move towards a sustainable business model, building on our foundation for growth established through our new strategic pillars.”
“This funding relieves some budget pressure and aligns with our plans,” he added.
The funding breaks down to $75,000 per event for the 1812 Overture and Fort Fright at Fort Henry and for a new fall event at Upper Canada Village called “PumpkInferno”.
“This incredible funding news substantiates the importance and focus we’ve placed on event development over the past decade,” said Bryan Mercer, Marketing Director for the St. Lawrence Parks Commission.
“We’ve understood for a long time that our organization and experience offerings need to hold relevance to the new emerging demographics and events are the perfect conduit to do that.”
“It’s particularly satisfying to see that Celebrate Ontario sees the development and growth potential for a brand new event like ‘PumpkIinferno’ positioned in the shoulder season at Upper Canada Village,” continued Mercer. “Our event teams are charged with this news!”
The funding is divided between events as follows:
•1812 Overture at Fort Henry on Saturday, August 18th 2012 – $75,000
•Fort Fright from September 21 to October 31, 2012 (on select nights) – $75,000
•PumpkInferno at Upper Canada Village from Thursday through Sunday in October, 2012 – $75,000
From Thanksgiving weekend through to the end of October, an all new Halloween experience will unfold unlike any other in the region. Visitors can take an evening walking tour through a hauntingly beautiful and stirring outdoor exhibit of thousands of hand-carved pumpkins.
Based on the success of “Alight at Night, this second shoulder season event is planned to be a mesmerizing and massive installation of artist-inspired, glowing pumpkins set against the night-time backdrop of Upper Canada Village.
Celebrate Ontario funding will provide the start-up operational funds for the artificial pumpkin shells.
The results of the St. Mary/St Cecilia Catholic School Movember Campaign that centred around four teachers, Chris Veltkamp, Jeff Vynckier, James MacIntyre, and Marvel Booyink were turned over to the Canadian Cancer Society last Thursday. The Movember Campaign included a number of school activities. “Four of us grew moustaches, and we had little events throughout the month of November that involved the kids,” explained Veltkamp. “The kids designed moustaches for us and participated in their own moustache day.” Donations were collected throughout November and thanks to the generosity of the school community $825.89 was raised. The Movember event involves the growing of moustaches during the month of November and is aimed at promoting awareness, understanding and funding of men’s cancers, in particular prostrate cancer. On average 11, Canadian men die of prostrate cancer every day. Pictured for the cheque presentation, l-r, are Chris Veltkamp, Len “Skippy” Bisson (representative of the SD&G Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society), Jeff Vynckier and James MacIntyre. Marvel Booyink was not available for the photo.
The House of Lazarus Community Outreach Mission recently received a $3,764 cheque from Kraft Canada.
The House of Lazarus, stationed in Mountain, was one of the few food banks Canada-wide invited to participate in the Kraft Food for Families Contest that began November 2011 and ended in February 2012.
According to food bank coordinator Kim Merkley, there were only four food banks chosen to participate from Ontario.
Merkley stumbled into the contest by accident when she filled out an online survey. She admitted that she had no idea that anything would come of completing the survey, but is now quite happy she did so.
The contest began on November 3, 2011 with an original completion date of January 31, 2012. For each online vote of support from their community, participating food banks received $1.
Due to the overwhelming response and success of the contest, a second phase was introduced on December 2, 2011.
This second phase lasted for 10 weeks, ending on February 10, 2012. In addition to the $1 for each online vote, Kraft Canada donated $1,000 per week to the food bank with the most votes. Each week the totals were reset to zero.
The House of Lazarus was a recipient of one of these ten $1,000 bonus wins and, as Merkley pointed out, “we were competing against some pretty big cities.”
“It was very humbling. It was quite a coup for Dundas County,” added Pauline Pratt, executive director of The House of Lazarus. “We had 2,500 votes.”
“It shows the dedication and support we get from the community. It was a great campaign.”
Of the $3,764, there was $1,000 from a weekly bonus and $150 from a separate project with Kraft. The remainder consisted of dollars for votes.
While their reported goal is to serve North Dundas families, The House of Lazarus actually serves families in both North and South Dundas as well as families in the surrounding communities.
According to Kraft Canada’s contest website, “the response to the Kraft Food for Families initiative was truly inspiring.”
South Dundas council passed a by-law for an Automatic Aid Agreement for Fire Protection Services with South Stormont at the March 20th council meeting.
The agreement went into effect immediately and is set for a period of five years. The by-law states that South Stormont has agreed “to provide or receive the initial or supplemental responses to fires, rescues and emergencies for certain properties in the township of South Dundas.”
“The area to be covered for the purpose of fire protection services is listed as follows: Ault Island, being that portion of Willbruck Drive, west of Ault Island Road and being situated in the township of South Dundas.”
Upper Canada Playhouse is launching its 11th annual Charity Fundraising Event which will benefit 15 area non-profit charitable organizations on a first come first served basis.
Upper Canada Playhouse has released details about this year’s Charity Fundraising Event which assists area organizations with their important work in the community.
This marks the 11th year that The Playhouse has held this Fundraising Event which has helped over 170 local charitable organizations.
The Playhouse will be donating all of the tickets this year to a special August 25th matinee performance of this season’s hilarious comedy, Wife Begins at Forty, to 15 area non-profit charitable organizations.
Interested organizations are asked to submit their group’s name, mandate, contact name, phone and fax number along with a statement that declares their organization is a non-profit organization.
Each organization receives 18 tickets and they are encouraged to sell them at The Playhouse’s regular adult price of $32 to get the maximum benefit for their organization.
The organizations keep their ticket sale revenue for their charitable work.
“It’s a fun and easy way for our valuable community organizations to raise some funds,” says Artistic Director Donnie Bowes. “They receive their tickets, sell them and keep the revenue for their group’s work. It’s as simple as that.”
Selection will be on a first-come first-served basis and organizations are asked to send in their request to The Playhouse by Fax Only at 613-543-4388. Attention: Charity Event.
E-mails and phone applications cannot be accepted.
Why it’s positively criminal how funny the upcoming Iroquois-Matilda Lions pro-duction of Monday Always Leads to Murder is!
Some of the characters die laughing.
Following in a tradition that dates back nearly 30 years, the Iroquois Lions (and friends) are taking to the stage at Upper Canada Playhouse this month with their latest theatrical offering, Pat Cook’s Monday Always Leads to Murder.
These highly anticipated plays, which are presented every two years, are one of the major fund raisers for the Iroquois-Matilda Lions.
Lions clubs have long been noted for their support of charitable organizations and works in South Dundas. The community often turns to area Lions for financial and volunteer support.
Funds raised by the productions at the Playhouse are invested right back into the South Dundas community.
Ticket holders for the 2012 production can look forward to an evening of laugh-out-loud comedy and to ensuring that the Iroquois-Matilda Lions can continue to be a strong presence in the South Dundas community.
The show’s volunteer cast has been in rehearsals since early February. As opening night gets closer, the production is transferring April 4 to the Playhouse. Rehearsals have been held at St. John’s Anglican Church, Iroquois, and the Iroquois United Church.
The cast is having a lot of fun with the play, which is set in the seedy New York office of one Harry Monday, private eye. The year is 1939: Prohibition has lately been repealed, Humphrey Bogart is big at the box office, Al Capone is big in Chicago and women (at least where Harry is concerned) are still “stacked.”
Harry will certainly have his hands full coping with dames, would-be actors, cops, burglars, mysterious Egyptian professors and bodies that just keep popping up at the most inconvenient times when he takes on the sinister Barnstable case.
The fantastic set for the show has been designed by John Thompson of the Playhouse and constructed by a crew under the leadership of Lion Jim Locke. Sean Free, technical director of the Playhouse, is operating sound and lights for the show. Wendy Gibb is directing.
Tickets are $20 each for the evening shows, April 26-28, and for the Saturday matinee: they are going very quickly. Contact any Iroquois Matilda Lion, Mustard’s Variety or Upper Canada Playhouse for tickets to Monday Always Leads to Murder.
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